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I'm Zach and I do multimedia, film, photo stuff.

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Images of the Unrest in Baltimore Alan Taylor, theatlantic.com

Last week, the Sony World Photography Awards announced this year's list of winners. American photographer John Moore was named as the L’Iris d’Or/ Professional Photographer of the Year, for his work in Liberia during the Ebola crisis. This year's…

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20+ Powerful Street Art Pieces That Tell The Uncomfortable Truth Open List 60 submissions so far, boredpanda.com

As the world moves to cities, so does art. And just as art can inspire political action and resistance, so too do the walls of the city become canvases for important street art messages. The graffiti …

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Photos Capture Life In One Of China's Most Rapidly Developing Cities CAREY DUNNE, fastcodesign.com

What one of the world's most rapidly urbanizing cities looks like today.

Chongqing, in southwest China, is geographically the country's largest city. With a population of 36 million people, it's also China's largest direct-controlled municipalit…

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Every Frame a Photo: Black and White Moments on New York City Streets Michael Zhang, petapixel.com

What would a black and white street photographer capture if given a cinema camera instead of a still camera? Perhaps something like this.“Moments” is a short cinematography film that offers a hauntingly beautiful portrait of New York City in…

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Historic Images Superimposed on Present-Day Landscapes Of Norwegian Fishing Villages Kelcee Griffis, mymodernmet.com

When Hebe Robinson visited a remote region of northern Norway with camera in hand, she used a handful of historical photos as her guide. Fueled by a desire to re-create a lost way of life, the photographer explored the deserted landscape once…

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‘Photography Made Difficult': The Life and Work of Photojournalist W. Eugene Smith Michael Zhang, petapixel.com

“Photography Made Difficult” is a 1989 documentary about the career of renowned photojournalist William Eugene Smith, a man who helped to pioneer the concept of the photo essay. It runs 1 hour and 40 minutes long.The film concludes with the story …

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The Salt of the Earth: A Documentary About the Work of Photographer Sebastião Salgado Michael Zhang, petapixel.com

The Salt of the Earth is a documentary film released last year by Wim Wenders and Juliano Ribeiro Salgado, the son of renowned Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado. It explores the work of the elder Salgado, who has traveled the Earth f…

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The Photo That Made Me: Mary Ellen Mark, Trabzon, Turkey, 1965 Mary Ellen Mark, time.com

Mary Ellen Mark presents the first photograph she took that went beyond the usual clichés

TIME LightBox talks to Mary Ellen Mark as part of our series “The Photo That Made Me”, in which photographers tell us about the one photograph th…

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This 18-year-old hopped trains for 5 years and caught it all on camera theplaidzebra.com

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In 2003, Mike Brodie, aged 18, left home to hop freight trains across the USA. Freight-hopping – a form of travel that is equal parts illegal and romantic – is …

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A Breakdown of Cameras That Captured the Winning Images of World Press Photo 2015 Michael Zhang, petapixel.com

The prestigious World Press Photo contest announced the winning photos of 2014 last week. In case you were curious, here’s a look at the cameras that were used to capture the winning photographs.Spanish photography website Quesabesde analyz…

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Gritty Snapshots Document the Wandering Lifestyle of Train Hoppers 50,000 Miles Across the US Jenny Zhang, mymodernmet.com

Mike Brodie was 17 years old when he first hopped a train in 2003, intending to ride the freight all the way from Pensacola, Florida to visit a friend in Mobile, Alabama. Instead, the train went in the opposite direction to Jacksonville, where Bro…

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Las Vegas Looks Like a Circuit Board from 10,800 Feet vice.com

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The last time we saw photographer Vincent LaForet leaning precariously out of helicopters to take pictures, he was hanging above New York City at a height of about 7,500'. For Sin City, the second part of his series…

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Stunning Photos of Incredibly Blue Glacier Caves in Iceland Jenny Zhang, mymodernmet.com

Home to abundant waterfalls, mountains, volcanoes, fields, and glaciers, Iceland is a photographer's dream come true. Mechanical engineer and photographer Skarpi Thrainsson, who was born and raised in Iceland, showcases his love for his motherland…